Carcinoid Tumor of the Cystic Duct: Case Report, Literature Review and Comparison of Surgical Approaches

Abstract

We present the case of a 48-year-old female with a cystic duct carcinoid that was found incidentally upon laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The patient subsequently underwent excision of the cystic duct remnant. This is the tenth reported case of a cystic duct carcinoid and the second reported laparoscopic excision.

An unusual cause of obstructive jaundice in childhood: Intra‐choledochal malignant neuroendocrine tumour

“…16,17 Cholecystectomy with a negative margin should be considered adequate treatment when tumours are located in cystic duct. 18 The present rare case describes a mid-CBD NET in a young boy who lacked the presence of an underlying genetic syndrome or first-degree relatives with any site malignancy, recognised early without distant metastasis and managed promptly with complete resection and a successful outcome at 24-month follow-up. Our patient also lacked any hormonal hypersecretion symptoms manifested as flushing, hypertension or diarrhoea.…”

“…Various types of hepatectomies were also reported in the literature for proximal tumours or liver metastasis 16,17 . Cholecystectomy with a negative margin should be considered adequate treatment when tumours are located in cystic duct 18 …”